Taiji太地町

Taiji-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Taiji (太地町, Taiji-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 2,791 (2020 census), area 5.81 km². Borders 1 place.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

太地町

Reading

Taiji-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashimuro District 東牟婁郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

2,791 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.6% from 3,087

Area

5.81 km²

Density

480 people per km²

Households

1,315

Under 15

7.3%

65 and over

44.8%

Foreign residents

10 (0.4%)

Code

30422 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.taiji.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Taiji. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nachikatsura Town那智勝浦町

Questions about Taiji

Is Taiji a city, a town, or a village?

Taiji (太地町) is a town (町, cho) in Wakayama Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Higashimuro District (東牟婁郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Taiji?

Taiji is in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Taiji?

2,791 at the 2020 census, down 9.6% from 3,087 in 2015. The area is 5.81 km², which is 480 people per km². 1,315 households. 44.8% of residents are 65 or older and 7.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Taiji?

One: Nachikatsura Town (那智勝浦町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Taiji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Taiji written in Japanese?

太地町, read Taiji-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Taiji begin?

和歌山県東牟婁郡太地町… (Wakayama-ken, Higashimuro-gun, Taiji-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.